Never mentioning Tseng to Zack would be a good thing, yes. Zack was probably Tseng's best friend... ever. And the kid hadn't even met him, yet.

"If there's backup to take, I'll take it," Reno assured her. Kinda. "With Rude out coverin' the legit jobs, I might be better off just takin' up a patrol around the edges of town. I ain't gettin' paid for it, nah, but the monsters'll drop enough Gil to keep me fed, anyhow."